Trichocolletes erythrurus
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| Trichocolletes erythrurus bee visiting Gastrolobium glabratum flowers | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Trichocolletes |
| Species: | T. erythrurus |
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| Trichocolletes erythrurus | |
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Trichocolletes erythrurus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length is 12 mm; the eyes are not hairy; the metasoma is reddish-brown, the bands indistinct.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup.[1][2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bossiaea linophylla, Chorizema dicksonii, Daviesia polyphylla, Kennedia coccinea, Gastrolobium bennettsianum, Gastrolobium calycinum, Gastrolobium parviflorum, Gastrolobium spinosum, Gompholobium confertum and Viminaria species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "Descriptions and records of bees. LX". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 14: 1–13 [5].
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Species Trichocolletes erythrurus (Cockerell, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-25.